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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

REVEALED: Sudanese refugee made 72 calls seeking help before glasgow hotel stabbings | Vintage Vibes

A police officer guarding the scene of the attack in Glasgow
A police officer guarding the scene of the attack in Glasgow in June 2020. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

An asylum seeker who stabbed six people before being shot dead by police had made more than 70 calls seeking help from the Home Office and its contractors, it has emerged.

Badreddin Abadlla Adam was shot after he attacked a police officer, hotel staff and fellow asylum seekers at the Park Inn hotel in Glasgow in June 2020 after a serious breakdown in his mental health.

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